Overview
The doctoral program seeks to develop in these scholar-practitioners both the skill and disposition to inquiry, policy analysis, and evaluation.
Students admitted into the program are seasoned leaders in their school systems and possess both the intellectual ability to become scholars and the disposition of mind to become exemplary practitioners.
Further, doctoral study is designed to:
- accent the heritage of the educational enterprise and its centrality to the strength of a democratic society,
- equip students with the dispositions and skills to challenge the status quo and engage in evaluative policy dialogue and scholarship regarding the role and performance of educational organizations,
- link competence and conscience via the study of ethics, and
- emphasize the connection between theory and practice.
Programme Structure
Concentration
- Leadership Studies in Education
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks prior to the beginning of the desired term of entry.
Language
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Disciplines
Teaching Literacy Education View 29 other PhDs in Literacy Education in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Admission Requirements and Materials to be Submitted
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, online graduate application to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
- The Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Departmental Application for Graduate Study.
- Three letters of reference from those who know of the candidate’s record and promise are required.
- An overall GPA of 3.50 in previous graduate study is required for admission to doctoral study and an interview with the faculty may be required.
- Admissions decisions are made on a holistic basis to discern the candidate’s promise for doctoral study and to ascertain the match of the candidate’s educational goals with the resources and goals of the department.
Tuition Fee
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15165 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1011 USD per credit during 60 months. -
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15165 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1011 USD per credit during 60 months. -
In-State
10740 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 716 USD per credit during 60 months.
Living costs for Knoxville
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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